All-time weather records — Arcadia, FL
Climate change signal in Arcadia
of Arcadia's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (5 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 81 | 16 | ||
| 1910s | 37 | 27 | ||
| 1920s | 44 | 32 | ||
| 1930s | 31 | 29 | ||
| 1940s | 38 | 6 | ||
| 1950s | 32 | 35 | ||
| 1960s | 18 | 50 | ||
| 1970s | 40 | 39 | ||
| 1980s | 18 | 38 | ||
| 1990s | 13 | 59 | ||
| 2000s | 7 | 16 | ||
| 2010s | 7 | 19 | ||
| 2020s | · | · |
Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1900, the latest in 2019. Period of observation: 1899-2021.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 88.0°F — Jan 1, 1974 | 18.0°F — Jan 12, 1982 | 4.00 in — Jan 13, 1961 |
| February | 91.9°F — Feb 21, 1975 | 19.9°F — Feb 28, 1925 | 4.30 in — Feb 10, 1937 |
| March | 95.0°F — Mar 28, 1920 | 26.1°F — Mar 3, 1980 | 4.00 in — Mar 13, 1984 |
| April | 115.0°F — Apr 29, 2002 | 32.0°F — Apr 8, 1971 | 5.10 in — Apr 7, 1963 |
| May | 102.9°F — May 26, 1938 | 39.0°F — May 8, 1992 | 6.28 in — May 10, 1987 |
| June | 104.0°F — Jun 5, 1985 | 52.0°F — Jun 1, 1984 | 7.51 in — Jun 15, 1939 |
| July | 100.9°F — Jul 11, 1902 | 57.9°F — Jul 9, 1997 | 7.20 in — Jul 19, 1945 |
| August | 100.9°F — Aug 22, 1902 | 60.1°F — Aug 14, 1989 | 6.57 in — Aug 26, 2017 |
| September | 98.1°F — Sep 2, 1952 | 54.0°F — Sep 9, 1990 | 9.30 in — Sep 12, 1903 |
| October | 98.1°F — Oct 5, 1973 | 37.9°F — Oct 29, 2008 | 7.38 in — Oct 9, 1953 |
| November | 93.0°F — Nov 6, 1959 | 23.0°F — Nov 25, 1970 | 4.24 in — Nov 12, 1947 |
| December | 89.1°F — Dec 5, 1942 | 18.0°F — Dec 13, 1962 | 5.00 in — Dec 23, 1962 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Arcadia.